Cases of registration of initial medical services at initiating facilities of provinces and central health facilities in Vietnam

Cases of registration of initial medical services at initiating facilities of provinces and central health facilities in Vietnam (Internet image)

Regarding this issue, LawNet would like to answer as follows:

1. What are the initiating facilities of provinces and equivalent in Vietnam?

According to Article 5 of Circular 40/2015/TT-BYT, theinitiating facilities of provinces and equivalent include:

(1) Polyclinic hospitals of provinces;

(2) Grade I and grade II polyclinic hospitals affiliated to ministries and agencies or affiliated to units of ministries and agencies;

(3) Specialized hospitals, preventive health centers of provinces with polyclinic departments;

(4) Hospitals of pediatrics, hospitals of obstetrics and pediatrics of provinces;

(5) Grade I-equivalent and grade II-equivalent private polyclinic hospitals;

(6) Hospitals of traditional medicine of provinces, ministries or agencies;

(7) Grade I-equivalent and grade II-equivalent private hospitals of traditional medicine;

(8) Clinics affiliated to Officials’ health care boards of provinces;

(9) Grade II hospitals affiliated to the Ministry of National Defense, grade II military- civilian hospitals and other health facilities as prescribed by the Minister of National Defense.

2. What are the central initiating facilities and equivalent? 

According to Article 6 of Circular 40/2015/TT-BYT, the central initiating facilities and equivalent include:

(1) Polyclinic hospitals affiliated to the Ministry of Health, other than hospitals prescribed in Section 1:

(2) Specialized hospitals, specialized institutes affiliated to the Ministry of Health with polyclinic departments;

(3) Huu Nghi hospital, Da Nang C hospital and Thong Nhat hospital affiliated to the Ministry of Health;

(4) Special grade or grade I hospitals affiliated to the Ministry of National Defense, Military Institute of Traditional Medicine and other health facilities as prescribed by the Minister of National Defense.

3. Cases of registration of initial medical services at initiating facilities of provinces and central health facilities in Vietnam

Case of registration of initial medical services at initiating facilities of provinces and central health facilities in Vietnam according to Article 9 of Circular 40/2015/TT-BYT as follows:

- Each participant of health insurance may register for initial medical services at any of health facilities prescribed in (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (9) Section 1 and Section 2 in any of the following cases:

+ He/she lives permanently/temporarily for definite time or works in a district that does not have health facilities specified in Articles 3 and 4 of Circular 40/2015/TT-BYT or has medical facilities unconformable with conditions for initial medical services for participants of health insurance according to regulations of the Director of the Department of Health with consent in writing of the Director of Social Security of province;

+ He/she lives permanently/temporarily for definite time or works in a district may register for initial medical services at health facilities specified in (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (9) Section 1 and Section 2 according to regulations of the Director of the Department of Health with the consent in writing of the Director of Social Security of province.

- Each participant of health insurance may register for initial medical services at any of health facilities specified in Article 8, Clause 1 Article 9 of Circular 40/2015/TT-BYT or register for initial medical services at another medical facility as follows:

+ Each person eligible for of health management and healthcare services according to the Guidance 52/HD/BTCTW dated 02/12/2005 by Central Organization Board of Communist Party on supplements of entities eligible for medical services at some health facilities may register for initial medical services at Huu Nghi Hospital, Da Nang C Hospital or Thong Nhat Hospital affiliated to the Ministry of Health or other health facilities specified in Article 5 (excluding Clause 4) and Clauses 1, 2 and 4 of Article 6 of Circular 40/2015/TT-BYT;

+ Each person eligible for health management and healthcare services for officials of provinces may register for initial medical services at clinics affiliated to Officials’ health care boards of provinces or health facilities specified in (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (9) Section 1 and Section 2;

+ Each person meritorious to the revolution, person aged 80 or older may register for initial medical services at health facilities specified in (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (9) Section 1 and (1), (2), (4) Section 2 ;

- Kids under 6 may register for initial medical services at health facilities specified in clauses (1), (2), (3), and (5) Section 1; 

- Each member of military forces who retires may register for initial medical services at any of health facilities specified in (9) Section 1 and (4) Section 2.

- Each participant of health insurance who is living in island commune/island district may register for initial medical services at the most convenient health facility in mainland, in case there are not any health facility specified in (3), (4), (5), (6) Section 2 on such island commune/island district.

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